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4 days ago · The man who ordered the first nationwide “Decoration Day” holiday was responding to reports of Southern towns decorating the graves of dead Confederates. By Gillian Brockell. May 25, 2024 at 6 ...
4 days ago · Memorial Day began as a kind of exclamation point for the Northern victory over the rebellious South. Often referred to as “Decoration Day,” [1] the first Memorial Day, May 30, 1868, was designated as a time to “decorate the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion.”.
5 days ago · Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day's history goes back to the Civil War. It was was declared a national holiday by Congress in 1971, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans ...
4 days ago · A Brief History of Decoration Day and Memorial Day The tradition of adorning the graves of the fallen was already a practice in many communities in both north and south. On May 5th 1868 General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the republic, issued General Order 11.
5 days ago · May 24, 2024. New York’s First Memorial Day. Kenneth Cobb. Memorial Day, initially known as Decoration Day, originated with ceremonies in communities around the United States honoring soldiers who died in the Civil War.
4 days ago · On May 30 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans, Maj. Gen. John A. Logan, established Decoration Day as a way for the nation to honor the graves of those who died in the Civil...
5 days ago · May 24, 2024. This weekend, we mark the annual celebration of Memorial Day. Officially first recognized in 1868, it originally was referred to as Decoration Day (those of a certain age might remember their parents or grandparents making this reference) in honor of those souls who fell in battle during the Civil War.
